To Have and Have Not (1937 Printing in Original Wrapper)

New York - London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. Title page dated 1937; and copyright 1937 with Scribner colophon - first year of publication. Second printing; unstated. Black full cloth boards, gilt embossed cover signature, crisp gilt spine titles w/several bands on sharp green fields, moderate shelf wear, small dent, discoloration. Deckled pages generally near; no writing. Leaf near back with 3/4" chip to edge appears as result of uncut page be poorly clipped. Small area of discoloration to exterior text block. Sharp antiquarian bookstore label with silver text over shiny black field at front pastedown: "Santa Fe Book & Stationery Co., Inc. Santa Fe, New Mexico." Bind fine; hinges intact. Original first edition, first state dust wrapper, some rub, crease, chip; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Jacket design by Neely with bold black and white titles on gold background at front panel; and photo of Hemingway taken in Spain by Joris Ivens at back panel. Near very good first edition, early printing in solid, intact first state wrapper. The dramatic and brutal story of Harry Morgan, an honest boat owner who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who swarm the region, and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair. In this harshly realistic, yet oddly tender and wise novel, Hemingway perceptively delineates the personal struggles of both the "haves" and the "have nots" and creates one of the most subtle and moving portraits of a love affair in his oeuvre. In turn, funny and tragic, lively and poetic, remarkable in its emotional impact, and takes literary high adventure to a new level. As the Times Literary Supplement observed, "Hemingway's gift for dialogue, for effective understatement, and for communicating such emotions the tough allow themselves, has never been more conspicuous." Hemingway's classic served as the basis for the 1944 Howard Hawks film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in their first paired roles. Printed in the United States of America. 262 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.